The Jack Link's 500 featured one of the biggest crashes in NASCAR history as a total of 25 cars were involved in the wreck.
On lap 116 of the race in Lincoln, Alabama, there was contact between Ross Chastain and Bubba Wallace after the latter was pushed from behind and began spinning.
That collision soon had a domino effect as hell broke loose, with all but four cars involved in a crazy pile-up that decimated virtually the entire track and led to smoke puffing everywhere.
A red flag ensued immediately so that a cleanup could take place, with many cars forced to being towed back.
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On the broadcast coverage, the commentator shouted: “That’s the whole field!” after watching the madness unfold.
Fortunately, NASCAR confirmed that all drivers involved in the incident were "evaluated and released from the infield care center".
Watson spoke to Fox after his race ended unexpectedly and could not hide his disappointment with how things played out.
He said: “Uhh damn. Right? Hate it for our team and hate it for all our partners. We've just got to figure out how to get better. Don’t want to have any DNF. We have two now. It’s a bummer.
"But we've got to figure out how to be pushed better, so I take responsibility on that. And we'll have a good debrief and figure out what we can do to make our Toyotas a little bit better at being pushed and maybe not have that happen."
In the end, Carson Hocevar emerged victorious with his first career NASCAR Cup win, passing Chris Buescher on the final lap after a difficult race.
He celebrated with a victory lap while sat on the windowsill of his car - saluting the fans but keeping his left hand on the steering wheel.
The 23-year-old could not hide his delight over his maiden triumph - where he joined 12 drivers in doing it at Talladega.
"I've had this thought up for a while," Hoecvar said, as per ESPN.
"I've messed it up every which way to not be able to do it. I was going to figure out how to do it. It took me a while.
"I'm so thankful. This is the biggest dream I've ever thought of. Thank you, everybody. I couldn't have done it any better way."
Josh Lawless